by Jordana Choucair | May 24, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
New data from the CDC show that there were 3.66 million births in the U.S. in 2021, up 1 percent from 2020 and the first increase in seven years. The rebound spanned age groups, with birthrates rising for every cohort of women age 25 and older. The preterm birth rate...
by Jordana Choucair | May 23, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was more than 80 percent effective at eliciting a strong immune response in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old. Pfizer is seeking an emergency use authorization to vaccinate children five and under. The...
by Jordana Choucair | May 23, 2022 | Payers
Oklahoma legislators on Friday approved plans to revamp the state’s Medicaid program into a value-based health care model that incentivizes providers to improve patient health. The plan includes some elements of the Medicaid managed care plan the Stitt...
by Jordana Choucair | May 23, 2022 | Providers
S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy unveiled a new report warning of burnout among the nation’s health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Surgeon General’s Advisory Addressing Health Worker Burnout” projects a shortage of “3 million...
by Jordana Choucair | May 20, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Democrat lawmakers are hoping to strike a deal with Senator Manchin to renew enhanced health coverage subsidies — passed last March as part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan — as part of a reconciliation package. Maintaining the subsidies, which is projected to cost...
by Jordana Choucair | May 20, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. The decision came hours after its independent vaccine advisory panel voted 11-1, with one abstention, to recommend the...
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